Rover Analyst
Astrolab
IT
hawthorne, ca, usa
USD 135k-197k / year
Posted on Jun 21, 2025
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is developing planetary rovers and infrastructure to explore and establish human presence on the Moon and Mars. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our team.
As a Rover Analyst, you will work with our Mechanical, Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Simulation, and Test teams to develop planetary rovers and related systems. You will be responsible for providing a broad range of analyses related to rover design, development, and operation.
- Department
- Vehicle Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Hawthorne, California
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $135,000 - $197,000 / year
- Reporting To
- Vivake Asnani
Key Responsibilities
- Modeling: Using physics, math, and computational methods to represent rover elements, such as terrain interactions, actuation, and body motion during traverses
- Environmental characterization: Evaluation of planetary environments for rover engineering.
- Path planning: Rover drive path design and optimization, based on mobility, energy, thermal, and communication considerations
- Rover simulation & test analysis: Evaluation of simulation or test results to provide insights or data for other engineers to use in rover development or operations
- Tool development: Creation of user-friendly software tools for other engineers to utilize rover-related performance models (e.g., robotic arm reachability, line-of-sight analysis between assets on Earth and other planetary bodies)
What’s Prepared You:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics
- Strong base in mathematics and physics
- 5+ years of experience in a Space-related analyst role
- Proficiency with MATLAB
- Ownership of task execution
- Aptitude for managing priorities and operating in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with engineers, technicians, and leadership
Beneficial skills
- Proficiency in Python and C++ or close equivalents
- Master’s degree in engineering or physics
- Expertise in applied physics as it relates to rover analysis
- Background in rover mobility analysis
- Ability to mentor and develop more junior mechanical engineers to build an effective design team
What We Offer:
- Collaborate with a team of top-tier engineers pioneering planetary surface exploration.
- Ownership opportunities in the company.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible time off and parental leave.
- On-site snacks, beverages, and bi-weekly lunches.
- A flexible and dynamic work environment.
About Astrolab
Having a strong, inclusive, and inspired team is essential to accomplishing our bold mission. Employees are our biggest asset, and we are deeply committed to them and our values. At Astrolab we…
Demonstrate and inspire trust. Interactions are direct, honest, and respectful. We are fair and transparent with what we do and why.
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Move with purpose. Quality and reliability are accomplished through efficient ideation and iteration. We act with a sense of urgency and deliver what we promise, always with the big picture in mind.
Make an impact. We intentionally move our community and industry into the future through our work, practices, and actions.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Application Review
Stage 2:
Recruiter Phone Interview
Stage 3:
Video Interviews
Stage 4:
On-site Interview
Astrolab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to careers@astrolab.space. We strive to remove unconscious and unnecessary barriers to build the best team. While we’ve outlined what an ideal candidate could look like, we know that you may bring something unanticipated and essential to the team. If you’re reading this and can see yourself contributing, please register below.
